The Best of The Pogues
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Best of the Pogues
| type = greatest
| artist = The Pogues
| cover = Best of Pogues Cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 7, 1991
| recorded = 1984–1991
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| genre =
| length =
| label = Pogue Music
| producer = Various
| prev_title = Hell's Ditch
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = Essential Pogues
| next_year = 1991
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r15448|pure_url=yes}} The Best of The Pogues – The Pogues | AllMusic]
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The Best of the Pogues is a greatest hits album by the Pogues, released in September 1991.
The album was dedicated to the memory of Deborah Korner – the partner of Pogues drummer Andrew Ranken – who died a few months before the album's release.
Track listing
- "Fairytale of New York" (Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer)
- "Sally MacLennane" (MacGowan)
- "Dirty Old Town" (Ewan MacColl)
- "The Irish Rover" (Traditional, arr. The Pogues & The Dubliners)
- "A Pair of Brown Eyes" (MacGowan)
- "Streams of Whiskey" (MacGowan)
- "Rainy Night in Soho" (MacGowan)
- "Fiesta" (MacGowan, Finer, Kotscher, Lindt)
- "Rain Street" (MacGowan)
- "Misty Morning, Albert Bridge" (Finer)
- "White City" (MacGowan)
- "Thousands Are Sailing" (Phil Chevron)
- "The Broad Majestic Shannon" (MacGowan)
- "The Body of an American" (MacGowan)
Personnel
- Shane MacGowan – lead vocals, guitar
- Terry Woods – cittern, vocals
- Philip Chevron – guitar, vocals
- Spider Stacy – tin whistle, vocals
- Andrew Ranken – drums
- Jem Finer – banjo, saxophone
- Darryl Hunt – bass guitar
- Kirsty MacColl – vocals on "Fairytale of New York"
- James Fearnley – accordion
= Other musicians =
- Cait O'Riordan – bass, vocals
- Siobhan Sheahan – harp on "Fairytale of New York"
- Tommy Keane – Uileann pipes on "Dirty Old Town" and "The Body of an American"
- Henry Benagh – fiddle
- Elvis Costello – acoustic guitar
- Dick Cuthell – flugelhorn on "A Rainy Night in Soho"
- Brian Clarke – alto saxophone on "Fiesta"
- Joe Cashman – tenor saxophone on "Fiesta"
- Eli Thompson – trumpet on "Fiesta"
- Chris Lee – trumpet
- Paul Taylor – trombone
- Ron Kavana – tenor banjo, mandolin on "Thousands Are Sailing"
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for The Best of the Pogues !Chart (1991) !Peak |
| scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)
| style="text-align:center;"|94 |
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| {{album chart|New Zealand|10|artist=The Pogues|album=The Best of the Pogues|rowheader=true|access-date=5 September 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Sweden|34|artist=The Pogues|album=The Best of the Pogues|rowheader=true|access-date=5 September 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|25|artist=The Pogues|album=The Best of the Pogues|rowheader=true|access-date=5 September 2022}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|11|date=19911006|rowheader=true|access-date=5 September 2022}} |
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|+ 2000 chart performance for The Best of the Pogues !Chart (2000) !Peak |
| {{album chart|Ireland2|21|artist=The Pogues|rowheader=true|access-date=5 September 2022}} |
Certifications and sales
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{{certification Table Entry|title=Best Of|type=album|artist=the Pogues|relyear=1992|region=France|award=Gold|certyear=1994|accessdate=29 May 2019}}
{{certification Table Entry|title=The Best Of|type=album|artist=The Pogues|relyear=1992|id=1997-04-25|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|region=New Zealand|award=Platinum}}
{{certification Table Entry|title=The Best Of|type=album|artist=Pogues|relyear=1991|certyear=2013|certmonth=7|region=United Kingdom|award=Gold|id=1116-486-2|accessdate=13 February 2022}}
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Notes
- "Dirty Old Town" written by Ewan MacColl sung by MacGowan and members of The Dubliners
- Tracks produced by Steve Lillywhite except tracks 2, 3, 5 and 14 – Elvis Costello, track 4 – Eamonn Campbell, track 6 – Stan Brennan and track 9 – Joe Strummer
References
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